Nigeria - NPFLIlorin Township StadiumData current as of October 14, 2026

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Niger Tornadoes vs Ikorodu City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Niger Tornadoes plays Ikorodu City in NPFL (Nigeria). The game is scheduled for October 18, 2026. Venue: Ilorin Township Stadium.

Recent form

Niger Tornadoes has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Ikorodu City has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Niger Tornadoes scores 0.75 goals per game and allows 0.88. Ikorodu City scores 1.25 and allows 0.88. Games in this league average 2.41 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of Niger Tornadoes's games and 38% of Ikorodu City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 25% and 38%, compared with league averages of 44% for BTTS and 42% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Niger Tornadoes has the higher season xG average, 1.82 to 1.53 per game. Niger Tornadoes takes 9.4 shots per game, while Ikorodu City takes 8.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Niger Tornadoes leads at halftime in 13% of its games and scores 0.63 goals per game after halftime. Ikorodu City leads at halftime in 50% and scores 0.38 after halftime.

When the teams score

Niger Tornadoes's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Ikorodu City, it is minutes 31-45+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

NPFL games average 2.41 goals. Both teams score in 44% of games, and 42% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.75Goals scored / game1.25
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.88Goals allowed / game0.88
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
41%Average possession38%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
3.38Shots on target / game3.5
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.38Shots per game8.13
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
3.38Shots on target3.5
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
8%Shot conversion15.4%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
41%Possession38%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
1.82xG for1.53
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
1.42xG against1.06
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

Shooting quality

Niger Tornadoes: BalancedIkorodu City: Counter-attacking
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
Accuracy (shots on target)36%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.190.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.36

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Ikorodu City is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Niger Tornadoes · 1.4 pts / game - Ikorodu City

Niger Tornadoes
LDLWD
Season result split
25% W38% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-3
1.13 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-0
Last 5 at home
2-2-0
WDDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.50Opponent xG: 1.79BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
Ikorodu City
LWDLW
Season result split
38% W38% D25% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-2
1.50 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
DLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ikorodu City is 67% better for: goals scored per game.

0.75 goals / game - Niger Tornadoes · 1.25 goals / game - Ikorodu City

Niger Tornadoes scoring profile: mixed

Niger Tornadoes scores in 50% of games (4 of 8 games), while Ikorodu City keeps a clean sheet in 50% (4 of 8 games).

Ikorodu City scoring profile: strong

Ikorodu City scores in 63% of games (5 of 8 games), while Niger Tornadoes keeps a clean sheet in 38% (3 of 8 games).

6Goals scored (season)10
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
7Goals conceded (season)7
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
1.63Average goals per game2.13
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
1Goals scored (last 5)5
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
2Goals conceded (last 5)4
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal63%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
25%2 goals50%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%3 goals13%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

How often they concede at least...

63%1 goal50%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
13%2 goals38%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
13%3 goals0%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%4 goals0%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

44%
League average

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
13%Scored in both halves25%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%BTTS - last 520%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
13%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time25%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time13%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Ikorodu City is 151% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.75 pts / game - Niger Tornadoes · 1.88 pts / game - Ikorodu City

Niger Tornadoes - half-time state
13% leading38% draw50% trailing
Ikorodu City - half-time state
50% leading38% draw13% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per game (1st half)1.88
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.13Goals scored (1st half)0.88
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.63Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.75Average goals (1st half)1.38
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
50%Clean sheet before half-time63%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
88%No goal before half-time50%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per game (2nd half)1.25
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.63Goals scored (2nd half)0.38
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.25Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
0.88Average goals (2nd half)0.75
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
75%Clean sheet after half-time75%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City
50%No goal after half-time63%
Niger TornadoesIkorodu City

Niger Tornadoes - second-half results

38% W63% D0% L
6
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding192%

Leads at halftime in 13% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Ikorodu City - second-half results

25% W50% D25% L
15
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.88
PPG before half-time
Lead holding76%

Leads at halftime in 50% of games and wins 38%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Niger Tornadoes - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.40
Goals scored / game0.00.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.0
Average goals per game0.40.2
1 goal40%20%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%100%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Ikorodu City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.20
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.00.8
1 goal60%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Niger Tornadoes
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Ikorodu City
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
3
1
31-45
0
1
46-60
2
0
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (3 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

1.88
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.8 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
78%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+113%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
32%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Niger Tornadoes

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.54
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
44%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
67% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
67%

Ikorodu City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
176%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
52%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.5
Late goals
10% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
10%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (NPFL).

Teams vs league

Niger TornadoesLigaIkorodu City
Average goals per game▼ 1.632.41▼ 2.13
Both teams scored▼ 38%44%▼ 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 25%42%▼ 38%
Clean sheets▲ 38%35%▲ 50%
Goal before half-time▼ 63%71%▼ 63%
Goal after half-time▼ 50%68%▼ 50%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.41
Average goals per game
44%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.70
Home goals / game
0.71
Away goals / game
+139%
Home attack advantage
+58%
Home defensive advantage
+53%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
20%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Niger Tornadoes's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against Ikorodu City. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Ikorodu City
2 : 0
Niger Tornadoes
Niger Tornadoes
4 : 2
Ikorodu City

FAQ

When do Niger Tornadoes and Ikorodu City play?

Niger Tornadoes face Ikorodu City on October 18, 2026 in NPFL at Ilorin Township Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Niger Tornadoes and Ikorodu City?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Niger Tornadoes won 1, Ikorodu City won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Niger Tornadoes vs Ikorodu City?

Niger Tornadoes score 0.75 goals per game on average and Ikorodu City 1.25. The NPFL average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 38% of Niger Tornadoes's matches and 38% of Ikorodu City's.

What form are Niger Tornadoes and Ikorodu City in?

Over the last 5 games Niger Tornadoes have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Ikorodu City 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Niger Tornadoes vs Ikorodu City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Niger Tornadoes vs Ikorodu City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.